Y Felinheli
Y Felinheli is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of around 2,284. There are around 2 restaurants and cafés, with nine bus stops and the nearest railway station being Llanfairpwll, 4.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £235,657, and there were around 14 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Y Felinheli area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Gwynedd area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 117,393 residents at roughly 46 people per km².
Weather
17°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 14° · 44% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:39
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Crime
12 reported · July 2026▼ 54% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Drugs1
Neighbourhood team: Y Felinheli · North Wales
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial Driving – Caernarfon
- Antisocial Behaviour – Multi-storey Car Park, Caernarfon
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
86 reported road collisions (2024)
44 killed or seriously injured · 142 casualties · 7.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
30 food businesses within 2 miles
- 29 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Llanfairpwll (3.7 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Llanfairpwll (3.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£206,665 average▲ 5.7% YoY
Across Gwynedd · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£722 average monthly rent▲ 7.3% YoY
- 1 bed £558
- 2 bed £674
- 3 bed £802
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.9 times median annual pay (5.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Morrisons (6.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (10.4 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
18 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Plas Coch Holiday Park (1.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
117,393 residents in Gwynedd · 46/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Wales
3% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 5% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019
Council tax
Property band mix
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 62,370)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only
Your MP
Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Plaid Cymru majority
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,640 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £21,550 avg
e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sub Agent / Senior Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£669 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,785 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
26% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 58,824 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Grid electricity
47% low-carbon electricity
Gas 49% · Nuclear 26% · Wind 16% · Solar 5%
195 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership284 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office279 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership276 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s271 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Expand statutory SEN allowance entitlement to Teaching Assistants in SEN schools188 local signatures · 17,598 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Port Dinorwic railway station · 0.2 kmPort Dinorwic railway station was the name of two railway stations located on the Bangor and Carnarvon Railway near the village of Port Dinorwic, Gwynedd, Wales. The first station was opened in 1852 and closed in 1874…
Y Felinheli · 0.6 kmY Felinheli, formerly known in English as Port Dinorwic, is a village and community beside the Menai Strait between Bangor and Caernarfon in Gwynedd, northwest Wales.
C.P.D. Y Felinheli · 0.7 kmClwb Pêl-droed Y Felinheli is a Welsh football team based in the village of Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Wales. They play in the Ardal NW League.
Moel-y-don · 0.9 kmMoel-y-don is a small hamlet in the community of Llanddaniel Fab, Anglesey, Wales, which is 126 miles (202.7 km) from Cardiff and 208.1 miles (334.9 km) from London. It is located on the Menai Strait, opposite Y Felin…
GreenWood · 1.0 kmGreenWood , formerly GreenWood Forest Park and The GreenWood Centre, is a family fun park at Y Felinheli in Gwynedd, Wales. The park was opened by Stephen and Andrea Bristow in 1993 and attracts around 150,000 visitor…
St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen · 1.1 kmSt Edwen's Church, Llanedwen, is a 19th-century parish church near the Menai Strait, in Anglesey, north Wales. The first church was founded here by St. Edwen in 640, but the present structure dates from 1856 and was d…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Y Felinheli?
- Y Felinheli is a town in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Gwynedd local authority.
- What is the population of Y Felinheli?
- Y Felinheli has an approximate settlement population of 2,284.
- How deprived is Y Felinheli?
- The Gwynedd local authority, which includes Y Felinheli, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.